Brief Life History of Franz Adolf
When Franz Adolf Strahl was born on 30 April 1911, in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany, his father, Herman Albert Strahl, was 25 and his mother, Luise Charlotte Mertsch, was 25. He married Elli Ursula Berger on 22 February 1941, in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1939. He died on 3 February 1945, in East Prussia, Prussia, Germany, at the age of 33.
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- Birth certificate
- Heiratsurkunde - Marriage Certificate
- Legacy NFS Source: Franz Adolf Strahl - Family genealogies: birth: 30 April 1911; Koenigsberg Stadt, Ostpreussen, Preussen, Germany
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World Events (6)
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
1933
Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gunther, Hanni, Manfred, Matthias, Siegfried, Ulrich, Wolfgang.
German: from Middle High German strāle ‘flash of lightning, strip of land’; it may have been a nickname from the first sense, but appears more generally to have derived from the second sense, as a topographic name or from a field name.
German (Strähl): metonymic occupational name for a comb maker, from Middle High German stræl ‘comb’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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